Maingear has offered the new F1X high performance gaming rig for serious gamers.
Available in several configurations, the high-end F1X 750 comes with an overclocked 3.6GHz Core i7-975, two ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPUs, a 12GB of DDR3-1333 RAM, a 1.5TB WD storage drive and a X20 watercooling system.
The base price for the F1X 200 is $2,249, the F1X 500 is $3,099, and the F1X 750 is $5,149.
I-O Data today released a brand new PLC (Power Line Communication) LAN Converter in Japan. Known as the PLC-ET/MA-S, the device allows you to easily connect your TV to the internet in order to enjoy video-on-demand services. Each I-O Data PLC-ET/MA-S is priced at 11,500 Yen or around.
Buffalo has unveiled its latest external Blu-ray writer ‘BR-PX68U2-BK’ for the Japanese market. Measuring only 137mm x 142mm x 20mm and weighing just 340 grams, the drive offers a USB 2.0 connection interface and provides write speeds of up to 6x for BD-R, 4x for BD-R DL, 2x for BD-RE SL/DL, 8x for DVD-R/+R/+RW, 6x for DVD-RW, 5x for DVD-RAM, 4x for DVD-RW/+RW DL, 24x for CD-R and 10x for CD-RW.
The Buffalo BR-PX68U2-BK will go on sale in Japan in November for 31,000 Yen (about $340).
The TouchSmart 9100 is the latest multitouch all-in-one PC from HP which is aimed at business users. The system boasts a 23-inch Full HD multitouch display, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an optional NVIDIA GeForce G200 integrated graphics card or dedicated GeForce GT230 video card, up to 8GB RAM, up to 500 GB hard drive, an optional 64GB SSD, an optional Blu-ray combo drive and a choice of either Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit OS pre-installed. The HP TouchSmart 9100 will hit the market in December for a starting price of $1,299.
The new generation of portable Internet devices such as netbooks, smart phones and car navigation systems seem to be injecting new life into the faltering wireless technology, WiBro.
WiBro, South Korea’s own portable Internet standard, has so far been a disappointment. It remains to be seen whether the growing popularity of mobile Internet devices such as “smart” phones and “netbooks” will be enough to inject new energy into the faltering wireless technology.
WiBro, short for “wireless broadband,” is the local variant of mobile WiMAX, which is competing with Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the standard wars for fourth-generation (4G) communications.
In promoting WiBro, Korea intended to drive the standard and enable local companies to benefit from homegrown intellectual property. However, telecommunications giants KT and SK Telecom, the country’s two WiBro operators, have managed to gather just 220,000 customers combined since starting services in 2005. This makes a mockery of government predictions that had 1.4 million subscribers and 290 billion won in sales by 2008. (more…)
Just days after we digested the Nokia N900 that was considered to be its portable internet tablet, here comes Nokia’s official netbook entry. Rumors of a Nokia netbook were going around since long, but we didn’t expect it to come out with something full fledged so soon. Booklet 3G as they term it, this mini laptop looks a little more empowered than your regular netbook and has a 10.1″ display and Windows OS (rumored to be Windows 7). Nokia has just released a teaser (video below) for us to drool over without revealing specifications in particular. However the device looks good, full featured (yeah HDMI, GPS, 3G etc) and compact enough. Loads of Nokia customizations / integration can also be expected.
The most exciting part such as the pricing and availability isn’t revealed, it might well hit the streets sometime in October-December to encash the holiday season along with the Windows 7 official launch. This is one netbook that I would certainly consider, but only if it can match the pricing. Something below $500 would be great!.
Mimo has updated its mini USB monitor series by releasing the Mimo 710-S “Mobile Slider” version. This 7-inch USB monitor features a new clamshell design, which makes it more portable and easier to carry around. The screen has a double headed USB cable, a 500:1 contrast ratio and an 800 x 480 resolution. The digital display is capable of rotating 90 degrees. The Mimo 710-S USB Monitor will go on sale for $149.99 later this month.
Dell dropped a new XPS gaming laptop in the form of the M1710. This rig hauls up to a 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo T2600, 17-inch widescreen display, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB SATA disk, dual-layer DVD combo drive, and an array of ports including Firewire, 6 x USB 2.0, DVI and component video, S/PDIF digital audio out, hi-def sound with integrated sub, and 5-in-1 memory card reader. But this type of performance ain’t cheap. A fully specced slab in Special Edition Formula Red “armor” will set you back right around $5,000. Look out Velocity, game’s on cuz. For More Information Check out the Official webSite Dell gaming laptop
Grand Theft Auto 4 is coming to the PC, and not only does it kick the Xbox 360 version’s butt in terms of graphical power, it also comes with this really cool in-game video editor. You can switch camera angles, use slow motion, and even dub your voice over it. So not only do you have a replica of New York to use as a personal playground, you have helicopters and sports cars to put to use making your own personal action movies, the kind that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and probably put a few stuntmen in the hospital, if attempted in real life. (more…)
Nvidia’s Tegra ARM chipset that was believed to be the smartphone revolutionizing processor will now find its way in Nvidia netbooks named ‘Firefly’. These Tegra powered notebooks are said to be powered by Windows CE and would certainly face immense competition from the already crowded netbook market.
Tegra is powering the Toshiba the TG01, Zune HD and a few Android powered devices, but its highly doubtful if it can power a good enough netbook. Specially with competitors like Acer opting for dual boot Netbooks that will support Android aswell as WinXP.
